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CSA Military Pass

 File — Box: 0242, Folder: 04, Item: 10
Identifier: SC MS 0242.01.04.10

Scope and Contents

Feby 26th, 1863 from HdQ(Headquarters)??Dept ????? Permit Hon Mr. Garnett? To visit Surg.(Surgeon or Surgery)? Taken on the “Smith” at Stons (Stones River?)? Jn. M? Wind? (Jonas M. Withers)? Br. Gen. (Brigadier General)? Black ink on tan paper (Measures 8 x 19.5 cm) (Poor condition, foxing ink spots) (Original is in autograph collection.)

(The military pass is possibly from the hand of Jonas M. Withers who fought at the second battle of Stones River (also called Murfreesboro). The battle was fought December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863 with the South taking heavy casualities. Shortly before the battle, Brigadier General Jonas Mitchell Withers became a Major General. He led the Second Division of the Army of Tennessee (the reorganized Army of the Mississippi) in the battle under General Braxton Bragg and Lt. General Leonidas Polk).

Dates

  • Creation: 1790-1923
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1861-1876

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet ([1] box; 23 oversize bonds filed separately)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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